Tag Archives: random thoughts

An 11 year old mare, papered. Well trained. Raced in her younger days. Pretty. Good weight, bright and alert. A bit of marey pissiness but all in all far from a sad sack. She was euthed the other day. Then … Continue reading →

The judges were a bit surprised when the sound of Deep Purple blasted out the speakers as I started my Kur. Opening salute done, my little bay mare and I start at a medium trot, then progress to a beautiful … Continue reading →

As a lifelong OTTB person I never had a problem looking up Thorobred pedigrees via Equineline. Although getting a good read on an old lip tattoo can be a bit of a challenge. If you can decipher it, or know the horses … Continue reading →

So here’s a random thought that has been bouncing around my mind since I took my mare out for her first alone, and off-property, hack. It was a total success-not because she didn’t lose her mind or dump me (OK, … Continue reading →

Oh boy…where do I start? Horse lovers (as I can’t call them all true horsemen or women) can be very delusional. I used to teach riding lessons. WHY do people feel the need to exaggerate their experience? Of course after … Continue reading →

A commen, and usually correct theory in the horse world. If you want a fast horse you want a lighter boned creature, if you want a pulling horse you want a big powerful beast, dressage riders look for a horse … Continue reading →